Oleksandr Usyk, world heavyweight champion in the versions WBA, WBO, IBF, told what role in his career plays the "gold" of the Olympic Games.
"I lost my first Olympic Games. In the second round. When I got home, I thought about ending my career or going into professional boxing. An old friend of mine said to me, 'Look, you're dreaming of a gold medal, aren't you?' I said, "Yeah." He, "But you don't have a gold medal." "No." "And you don't want to quit boxing." "Yes, I don't." "Please try again." As for the pro world championship belt... If you didn't become a champion this year, you can become one in five or six months, in a year. But not in four years! The Olympic Games are the highest achievement for me," Usik said in an interview with Sport Mail Boxing.
